The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Volumes 1-2Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819 - America |
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... world . So far the writer travelled with pleasure : but in tracing the subsequent part , the history of North America , he has cause to regret , with all his contemporaries , the absence of so pleasing and faithful a guide .... being ...
... world . So far the writer travelled with pleasure : but in tracing the subsequent part , the history of North America , he has cause to regret , with all his contemporaries , the absence of so pleasing and faithful a guide .... being ...
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... World : every little incident during the voyage will appear of suf- ficient magnitude to fix the attention , and excite a strong sympathy with the adventurous chief , in all the various turns of his fortune . This first volume will ...
... World : every little incident during the voyage will appear of suf- ficient magnitude to fix the attention , and excite a strong sympathy with the adventurous chief , in all the various turns of his fortune . This first volume will ...
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... world . He landed in a rich dress , and with a drawn sword in his hand . His men followed , with the royal standard displayed , and kneeling down , kissed the ground they had so long desired to see . They then erected a crucifix , and ...
... world . He landed in a rich dress , and with a drawn sword in his hand . His men followed , with the royal standard displayed , and kneeling down , kissed the ground they had so long desired to see . They then erected a crucifix , and ...
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... world was conducted with harmony and satisfaction . The former enlightened , and influ- enced by ambition , formed vast ideas respecting the future ad . vantages that would likely accrue from the discovery . The lat- ter , simple and ...
... world was conducted with harmony and satisfaction . The former enlightened , and influ- enced by ambition , formed vast ideas respecting the future ad . vantages that would likely accrue from the discovery . The lat- ter , simple and ...
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... world , and that his name would descend to posterity as that of a rash deluded adventurer , instead of being transmitted with the honour due to the author and conductor of the noblest enter- prize that had ever been undertaken ...
... world , and that his name would descend to posterity as that of a rash deluded adventurer , instead of being transmitted with the honour due to the author and conductor of the noblest enter- prize that had ever been undertaken ...
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